Former Pakistan batter Mohammad Yousuf has stirred controversy by referring to Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav as ‘Suar Kumar [Swine Kumar]’ over his attitude towards the Pakistani side before and after the Asia Cup clash.
The comment was made by Yousuf while appearing on a private media outlet and the host quickly intervened to correct him, but the former batter repeated the same name again.
“They’re always living in a movie… that Suar Kumar and look at India… they should be ashamed the way they’re trying to win by involving umpires… using referees,” he said in reference to the repeatedly overturned decisions of the umpire against Pakistani batters, and the handshake controversy involving the match referee.
Yousaf’s fiery remarks went viral on social media and sparked a storm of reactions. Sports journalist Faizan Lakhani shared the clip and wrote, “This is absolutely shameful by Mohammad Yousaf. A former cricketer shouldn’t behave like a social media troll while sitting live on TV. Totally unacceptable.”
Fans, however, were split in their views. One user wrote, “I absolutely agree with Yousaf bhai.” Another commented, “Very shameful Yousaf bhai. Please don’t do it again.”
Some defended him strongly. One said, “There is nothing wrong in it. Even if it was not a slip of tongue, he said it right. They deserved this.” Another wrote, “This is totally justified. Just don’t lecture us after what they did.”
But many condemned the language, urging more responsibility. “No Pakistani should be encouraging such language,” one user posted.